Richard Pearce Director Sissy Spacek Miriam Thompson Actor Whoopi Goldberg Odessa Cotter Actor Dwight Schultz Norman Thompson Actor Ving Rhames Herbert Cotter Actor Dylan Baker Tunker Thompson Actor Erika Alexander Selma Cotter Actor Lexi Randall Mary Catherine Actor Richard Habersham Theodore Cotter Actor Jason Weaver Franklin Cotter Actor Mary Steenburgen Narrator John Cork Screenwriter Hawk Koch Producer Dave Bell Producer Stuart Benjamin Executive Producer Taylor Hackford Executive Producer Roger Deakins Cinematographer Bill Yahraus Film Editing George Fenton Original Music Gretchen Rau Set Decoration Shay Cunliffe Costume Design Jo Doster Casting Shari Rhodes Casting